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# ix

numeral (IX) — Roman numeral; abbreviation

«ix» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (maths) The Roman numeral for 9: I (1) before X (10) means 10 minus 1. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/#m1)
2. Used in names of kings, popes, chapters and events, like Charles IX or Super Bowl IX, read as «the ninth» or «nine». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/#m2)
3. It is not an English word on its own; as small letters «ix» it is just two letters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths lessons Roman numerals teach place and subtraction: putting a smaller numeral before a bigger one means subtract. On clocks, in book chapters and in history (King Louis IX of France) you meet IX. Phrases: Chapter IX, Louis IX.

### Examples

- IX means 9 in Roman numerals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/#x1)
- Chapter IX is the scariest part of the book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/#x2)
- King Louis IX of France lived in the 1200s. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/#x3)
- On our old clock, the 9 is written as IX. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/#x4)
- X minus I gives IX, which is 9. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/#x5)
- Can you write 19 in Roman numerals? It is XIX. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/#x6)
- Pope Pius IX is read «Pope Pius the Ninth». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/#x7)

### Note

Written in capitals: IX. Trap: some old clocks and puzzles show 9 as VIIII, but the usual form is IX; never IIX for 8 (8 is VIII). In maths, IX = 9, XI = 11: the order changes the value. Read «Henry IX» as «Henry the Ninth».

## In Jewish tradition

In maths lessons Roman numerals teach place and subtraction: putting a smaller numeral before a bigger one means subtract. On clocks, in book chapters and in history (King Louis IX of France) you meet IX. Phrases: Chapter IX, Louis IX.

### Examples

- Astle, The Origin and Progress of Writing, London 1784, p. 41: rhu!', IX, 354, 439). \<)r he could have meant Jewish astronomers like JIashallah, who was called by Abraham ibn Eira an Indian sage (mr; Din) (see M. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/ix/#x1)

### Note

Written in capitals: IX. Trap: some old clocks and puzzles show 9 as VIIII, but the usual form is IX; never IIX for 8 (8 is VIII). In maths, IX = 9, XI = 11: the order changes the value. Read «Henry IX» as «Henry the Ninth».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ix» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ix» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ix.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «ix» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/ix/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ix» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ix.html) on Mova free.